Arsenal chief Edu admits "80 per cent" of the squad when he first arrived were coasting.
Edu has overseen a huge overhaul since his appointment.
"If a guy is performing and has a big salary, that's not a problem," Edu says. "When the player is 26-plus, big salary and he's not performing, he's killing you.
"You don't have a valuation to sell the player, the player is comfortable — Arsenal, London, beautiful, everything is fantastic — and a good salary. How many players with that kind of characteristics did we have in the past? Eighty per cent of the squad."
He continued: "Try to avoid one more year with the problem in the dressing room. Take it out. Even if you have to pay because that guy is sometimes blocking someone."
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